Upper stream mid stream down stream
- 1. Up Stream , Mid stream , Down Stream . Eslam Elsayed Elwaey 23 April 2018
- 2. THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY • It’s very large and complex. It’s also essential for todays economy. No modern society can run smoothly without oil and gas. These products are in high demand in industry, commerce, retail, and commercial/domestic purposes. • There is a long supply chain (production and distribution) that starts from ground exploration and ends with the consumer. This article will briefly address how that happens. The oil industry can be broken into three chronological sectors;
- 4. UPSTREAM SECTOR Upstream is commonly known as the exploration & production (E&P) section. It covers all activities related to searching for, recovering, and producing crude oil and/or natural gas from underground or underwater fields. This sector covers drilling of exploratory wells, and subsequent drilling and operating the wells that recover and bring the crude oil or raw gas to the surface. Lone Tree typically serves clients that operate in this sector. The oil and gas industry is constantly looking for hard working, skilled workers, to keep up with technological changes. This is where Lone Tree adds value. Providing a warm, comfortable, inviting place to eat and rest is as critical as the work itself. By doing this, the workers in the industry remain safe, healthy, and well rested for the important and labor intensive work they perform .
- 5. SOME OF THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES IN THIS SECTOR INCLUDE Geological & geophysical (G&G) surveys are used to explore possible sites. Drilling exploratory wells (costly). Searches for underground or underwater crude oil & natural gas fields. Leases & permissions from the land owners to drill are acquired. Exploration
- 6. PRODUCTION Extensive time and labor is required to drill the oil and gas. Short term storage of the oil & gas. Plug & abandonment finish off the well. This is the last step in the process. The size of the underground/water field determines the extent of this activity.
- 7. The upstream section is risky, complex, and heavily regulated by government. Outside factors that affect what happens in this sector include political instabilities in the US or abroad, international conflicts, & even seasonal weather patterns.
- 8. MIDSTREAM SECTOR • The midstream sector connects the upstream sector to the downstream sector. Often times it is lumped in with the downstream sector. Pipelines and other transport systems can be used to move crude oil from production sites to refineries and deliver the various refined products to downstream distributors. Natural gas pipeline networks aggregate gas from natural gas purification plants and deliver it to downstream customers, such as local utilities.
- 9. MAJOR ACTIVITIES INVOLVED IN THE MIDSTREAM SECTOR INCLUDE: Transportation (pipeline, rail, barge, oil tanker, and/or truck). Marketing of wholesale products.
- 10. The midstream operations are often taken to include some elements of the upstream and downstream sectors. For example upstream may include some storage functions and downstream may include some transport that overlaps into the midstream sector.
- 13. THE MAJOR ACTIVITIES IN THE DOWNSTREAM SECTOR INCLUDE: Refining Transport to retail facilities Marketing the finished products
- 18. References: http://globalenergy.pr.co/65678-challenges-and-solutions-in-an- upstream-and-downstream-oil-and-gas-operation By Antonio Bhardwaj http://www.croftsystems.net/blog/differences-between-upstream- midstream-downstream-in-oil-gas By Amy Jerina. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upstream_%28petroleum_industry% 29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midstream https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downstream_%28petroleum_industry %29